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enTue, 31 Mar 2015 21:21:10 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2015 21:21:10 GMTRev9110525Azure Search General Availability and What's New Liam Cavanagh is back once again on Data Exposed, this time to make the wonderful announcement of the GA release the Azure Search service. Liam, a Senior Program Manager for Azure Search, also surprises us by showing the cool new features added to Azure Search his team has been working on for the past few months. For example, the availability of the Azure Search .NET SDK, an Indexer for crawling and indexing content, and the inclusion of the Multi-language pack into Azure Search that gives the ability to search over 50 different languages. Awesome stuff!

Have ideas and feedback about the Data Exposed show? Reach Scott via twitter at @SQLScott

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Azure-Search-General-Availability-and-Whats-New Liam Cavanagh is back once again on Data Exposed, this time to make the wonderful announcement of the GA release the Azure Search service. Liam, a Senior Program Manager for Azure Search, also surprises us by showing the cool new features added to Azure Search his team has been working on for the past few months. For example, the availability of the Azure Search .NET SDK, an Indexer for crawling and indexing content, and the inclusion of the Multi-language pack into Azure Search that gives the ability to search over 50 different languages. Awesome stuff! Read the official announcement here: http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/05/azure-search-is-now-generally-available/ Have ideas and feedback about the Data Exposed show? Reach Scott via twitter at @SQLScott 1079http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Azure-Search-General-Availability-and-Whats-New
Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:44:11 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Azure-Search-General-Availability-and-Whats-NewScott KleinScott Klein1http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Azure-Search-General-Availability-and-Whats-New/RSSAzureCloudSearchAzure Search SuggestionsWe just can't get enough of Liam Cavanagh because he is back again on Data Exposed to talk about how to use suggestions in Azure Search. Liam, a Senior Program Manager for Azure Search wastes no time as he jumps right in, first explaining the overall concepts of how search suggestions should work, and follows that up by showing how to implement and configure search suggestions against Azure search into your application. Awesome stuff and very powerful. ]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/DataExposedAzureSearchSuggestionsWe just can't get enough of Liam Cavanagh because he is back again on Data Exposed to talk about how to use suggestions in Azure Search. Liam, a Senior Program Manager for Azure Search wastes no time as he jumps right in, first explaining the overall concepts of how search suggestions should work, and follows that up by showing how to implement and configure search suggestions against Azure search into your application. Awesome stuff and very powerful. 889http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/DataExposedAzureSearchSuggestions
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/DataExposedAzureSearchSuggestionsScott KleinScott Klein4http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/DataExposedAzureSearchSuggestions/RSSAzureSearchSQL Server to Azure Search SynchronizationThis week on Data Exposed, Scott welcomes back an old friend, Liam Cavanagh, Senior Program Manager for Azure Search, to discuss some of the new features added to Azure Search as well as look at how to keep an Azure SQL Database in sync with Azure Search, enabling you to provide near-real time updates to your search index. Liam begins by explaining many of the reasons why people choose to leverage Azure Search to provide full-text search over their SQL Server data and how to leverage a capability in SQL Server called Integrated Change Tracking to efficiently find changes in your SQL Server tables to uploaded to Azure Search. The source code for the sample in this video as well as more details about this topic can be found here: http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/10/how-to-sync-sql-server-data-with-azure-search/]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-to-Azure-Search-SynchronizationThis week on Data Exposed, Scott welcomes back an old friend, Liam Cavanagh, Senior Program Manager for Azure Search, to discuss some of the new features added to Azure Search as well as look at how to keep an Azure SQL Database in sync with Azure Search, enabling you to provide near-real time updates to your search index. Liam begins by explaining many of the reasons why people choose to leverage Azure Search to provide full-text search over their SQL Server data and how to leverage a capability in SQL Server called Integrated Change Tracking to efficiently find changes in your SQL Server tables to uploaded to Azure Search. The source code for the sample in this video as well as more details about this topic can be found here: http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/10/how-to-sync-sql-server-data-with-azure-search/ 997http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-to-Azure-Search-Synchronization
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:00:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-to-Azure-Search-SynchronizationScott KleinScott Klein3http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/SQL-Server-to-Azure-Search-Synchronization/RSSAzureSearchSQL ServerIntroduction To Azure Search This episode of Data Exposed welcomes Liam Cavanagh, a Senior Program Manager in the Azure Data Platform Incubation team at Microsoft. Liam has been working on Azure Search, a new fully managed full-text search service in Microsoft Azure which provides powerful and sophisticated search capabilities to your applications. Liam introduces us to this awesome new service by talking about the need for providing search capabilities as a PaaS service, and then he and Scott look at how quickly and easily it is to get started working with it. As an added bonus, they welcome Mike Sampson to join them. Scott, Liam, and Mike close out this session by talking about how Channel9 implemented and uses the Azure Search service to improve searches on Microsoft's Channel9 site. ]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introduction-To-Azure-SearchThis episode of Data Exposed welcomes Liam Cavanagh, a Senior Program Manager in the Azure Data Platform Incubation team at Microsoft. Liam has been working on Azure Search, a new fully managed full-text search service in Microsoft Azure which provides powerful and sophisticated search capabilities to your applications. Liam introduces us to this awesome new service by talking about the need for providing search capabilities as a PaaS service, and then he and Scott look at how quickly and easily it is to get started working with it. As an added bonus, they welcome Mike Sampson to join them. Scott, Liam, and Mike close out this session by talking about how Channel9 implemented and uses the Azure Search service to improve searches on Microsoft's Channel9 site. 1325http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introduction-To-Azure-Search
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:44:11 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introduction-To-Azure-SearchScott KleinScott Klein3http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Introduction-To-Azure-Search/RSSAzureSearchSQLMicrosoft DevRadio: Full-text Search for Your Mobile Application using Azure Mobile Services with a .NET BackendSearch is one of those features that users expect and could be challenging to implement for mobile applications. In today’s episode, Jesus Aguilar shows us how you can implement full text search capabilities using Azure Mobile Services with a .NET backend.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/Microsoft-DevRadio-Full-text-Search-for-Your-Mobile-Application-using-Azure-Mobile-Services-with-a-NSearch is one of those features that users expect and could be challenging to implement for mobile applications. In today’s episode, Jesus Aguilar shows us how you can implement full text search capabilities using Azure Mobile Services with a .NET backend. Learn more about Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Windows Phone Marketplace or RSS If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Blogs &amp; Articles: Jesus Aguilar’s blogRead the article! “How to Implement full text search in your mobile application using Azure Mobile Services”Microsoft Virtual Academy: Free Training at your Fingertips. Sign up Today842http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/Microsoft-DevRadio-Full-text-Search-for-Your-Mobile-Application-using-Azure-Mobile-Services-with-a-N
Sat, 31 May 2014 00:50:11 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/Microsoft-DevRadio-Full-text-Search-for-Your-Mobile-Application-using-Azure-Mobile-Services-with-a-NDevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jesus AguilarDevRadio, ChrisCaldwell, Jesus Aguilar0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/DevRadio/Microsoft-DevRadio-Full-text-Search-for-Your-Mobile-Application-using-Azure-Mobile-Services-with-a-N/RSS.NETSearchWindows AzureMobile ApplicationWindows Azure Mobile ServicesAzure Mobile ServicesSearch ContractIn Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for you to search for the content users care about in the apps they love without always having to find and launch the app. Search is universally accessible, contextual to your app, and just a simple swipe away. Watch this video to learn more about the Search Contract.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Introducing-Windows-8/Search-ContractIn Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for you to search for the content users care about in the apps they love without always having to find and launch the app. Search is universally accessible, contextual to your app, and just a simple swipe away. Watch this video to learn more about the Search Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send 322http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Introducing-Windows-8/Search-Contract
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:33:58 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Introducing-Windows-8/Search-ContractRoxanne BeaverRoxanne Beaver2http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Introducing-Windows-8/Search-Contract/RSSConnected AppsSearchAppWindows 8Designing search for the Start screen The Windows 8 Start search is the most efficient way to find and launch your apps, settings, and files.]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Designing-search-for-the-Start-screenThe Windows 8 Start search is the most efficient way to find and launch your apps, settings, and files. 164http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Designing-search-for-the-Start-screen
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:05:24 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Designing-search-for-the-Start-screenRoxanne BeaverRoxanne Beaver2http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Designing-search-for-the-Start-screen/rssSearchWindows 8Inside Windows Phone#17- Search Extras Search extras allow applications to integrate and add value to the search experience in Windows Phone. For example, after and finding a movie, search extras can launch the iMDB application to see reviews, buy tickets, etc.)

In this episode of the Inside Windows Phone show, Jared Brown ( Program Manager responsible for Search extras and Bing integration on WIndows Phone) introduces the feature end-to-end, first with some demos and then with a walk through on how an application integrates with extras.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone17-Search-Extras Search extras allow applications to integrate and add value to the search experience in Windows Phone. For example, after and finding a movie, search extras can launch the iMDB application to see reviews, buy tickets, etc.) In this episode of the Inside Windows Phone show, Jared Brown ( Program Manager responsible for Search extras and Bing integration on WIndows Phone) introduces the feature end-to-end, first with some demos and then with a walk through on how an application integrates with extras. Relevant links:MSDN documentation for search extras (has the doc mentioned in the video) Code sample for a search extra - you can use this in emulator. Do a search for electronic (e.g. HDTV 52 inch). Jaime Rodriguez's blog 834http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone17-Search-Extras
Fri, 27 May 2011 23:34:27 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone17-Search-ExtrasJaime RodriguezJaime Rodriguez1http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone17-Search-Extras/RSSInside Windows PhoneSearchWindows PhoneBing Image of the Day Hits the DesktopOne of the really cool features of Bing is the image of the day. Someone at Microsoft has the delightful task of researching and selecting images that serve as the background to your daily web searches. With tips and trivia included for each image, the often stunning photography can brighten up your day.

Whilst there are now a number of Windows 7 theme packs with collections of the Best of Bing images, new this month is a Bing desktop gadget which combines the daily image with a search bar – so it’s even easier to search the web, and you don’t miss out on the image of the day.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Image-of-the-Day-Hits-the-Desktop One of the really cool features of Bing is the image of the day. Someone at Microsoft has the delightful task of researching and selecting images that serve as the background to your daily web searches. With tips and trivia included for each image, the often stunning photography can brighten up your day. Whilst there are now a number of Windows 7 theme packs with collections of the Best of Bing images, new this month is a Bing desktop gadget which combines the daily image with a search bar – so it’s even easier to search the web, and you don’t miss out on the image of the day. There’s a great write up of the gadget over at My Microsoft Life, otherwise jump straight to the gadget over at the Windows 7 Desktop Gadget showcase. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Image-of-the-Day-Hits-the-Desktop
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:44:10 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Image-of-the-Day-Hits-the-DesktopTerry WalshTerry Walsh0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Image-of-the-Day-Hits-the-Desktop/RSSBinggadgetGadgetsSearchWebWindows 7Geeky Ways to Search BingThe Bing Developer Center blog recently revealed details regarding the use of the Bing Advanced Query Language. To the uninitiated, this is the geeky way to search the web via Bing, by using command operators. You’re probably already familiar with some of these - the more commonly used commands like AND, OR, NOT and site:, but the online guide offers a more complete listing. You can now discover the meaning behind the odder options like literalmeta: or norelax:, and then tailor your searches with cutting edge precision.

Of course, you don’t need a geek guide to search Bing – in fact, the whole point of Bing is getting you to your answers fast, no matter what query you enter. But for “advanced” geeks, like the folks over on Research Buzz, for example, the query syntax guide is downright exciting. (Heck, they even posted “SQUEEEE!” when sharing the news.)

If there’s nothing you like more than a good collection of query syntax data too, then you can check out the complete guide in either HTML format, PDF or CHM.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geeky-Ways-to-Search-Bing The Bing Developer Center blog recently revealed details regarding the use of the Bing Advanced Query Language. To the uninitiated, this is the geeky way to search the web via Bing, by using command operators. You’re probably already familiar with some of these - the more commonly used commands like AND, OR, NOT and site:, but the online guide offers a more complete listing. You can now discover the meaning behind the odder options like literalmeta: or norelax:, and then tailor your searches with cutting edge precision. Of course, you don’t need a geek guide to search Bing – in fact, the whole point of Bing is getting you to your answers fast, no matter what query you enter. But for “advanced” geeks, like the folks over on Research Buzz, for example, the query syntax guide is downright exciting. (Heck, they even posted “SQUEEEE!” when sharing the news.) If there’s nothing you like more than a good collection of query syntax data too, then you can check out the complete guide in either HTML format, PDF or CHM. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geeky-Ways-to-Search-Bing
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:04:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geeky-Ways-to-Search-BingSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Geeky-Ways-to-Search-Bing/RSSBingSearchgeeksBing Search Library for PHPDevelopers take note, the Bing Search Library for PHP has arrived and with it, you now have a simple way to submit queries and retrieve results from the Bing Engine via the Bing API. The results you fetch back can then be used in your own PHP application.

To get started, all you need is the code (open sourced under the BSD license), an API key, and the API Docs (you’ll need an MSDN login to access them).

Then, you can follow along with this tutorial written by PHP guru Cal Evans where you can access sample code, too while learning more about Bing’s API. Stay tuned for follow up posts, as well, where he will talk about what possibilities this API access permits.

This is pretty interesting stuff because it’s entirely unique – no other search engine gives you access to information like this via an API. Now go build something amazing with it!

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Search-Library-for-PHP Developers take note, the Bing Search Library for PHP has arrived and with it, you now have a simple way to submit queries and retrieve results from the Bing Engine via the Bing API. The results you fetch back can then be used in your own PHP application. To get started, all you need is the code (open sourced under the BSD license), an API key, and the API Docs (you’ll need an MSDN login to access them). Then, you can follow along with this tutorial written by PHP guru Cal Evans where you can access sample code, too while learning more about Bing’s API. Stay tuned for follow up posts, as well, where he will talk about what possibilities this API access permits. This is pretty interesting stuff because it’s entirely unique – no other search engine gives you access to information like this via an API. Now go build something amazing with it! http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Search-Library-for-PHP
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:25:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Search-Library-for-PHPSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Search-Library-for-PHP/RSSAPIBingDeveloperDevelopersDevelopmentSearchAPIsBing's Wallpaper Search FeatureAmit Agarwal recently posted a handy tip to his blog about one of Bing’s perhaps lesser-known features: wallpaper search. When you search for a keyword or phrase using Bing’s image search portal, the options on the left side of the page let you further narrow down your choices by image size: small, medium and large, for example. But beneath those options is another: “Wallpaper.”

Click this and Bing will automatically (automagically?) filter the search results to display just those that exactly match your computer screen’s resolution. You can then find an image you like and set it as your desktop background. Nice!

Agarwal also says this will work on mobile too, but you’ll have to switch over to the desktop website for Bing in order to use the feature. For more detailed instructions, check out his post here. Or to just try it out now, go to bing.com/images and filter by “size.”

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bings-Wallpaper-Search-Feature Amit Agarwal recently posted a handy tip to his blog about one of Bing’s perhaps lesser-known features: wallpaper search. When you search for a keyword or phrase using Bing’s image search portal, the options on the left side of the page let you further narrow down your choices by image size: small, medium and large, for example. But beneath those options is another: “Wallpaper.” Click this and Bing will automatically (automagically?) filter the search results to display just those that exactly match your computer screen’s resolution. You can then find an image you like and set it as your desktop background. Nice! Agarwal also says this will work on mobile too, but you’ll have to switch over to the desktop website for Bing in order to use the feature. For more detailed instructions, check out his post here. Or to just try it out now, go to bing.com/images and filter by “size.” http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bings-Wallpaper-Search-Feature
Thu, 13 May 2010 17:40:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bings-Wallpaper-Search-FeatureSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bings-Wallpaper-Search-Feature/RSSBingimage searchSearchWallpaperwallpapersimageIntegrating Search: An Adventure Into Dependency Injection Recorded Live at Philly.NET CodeCamp April 2010http://codecamp.phillydotnet.org/2010-1

SummaryMost good search engines out there today expose an API against which we can program. No matter what search engine you like to use, understanding how to access its API is becoming more important as application mashups and platform
interoperability become more and more common. The interesting thing is that there's different types of APIs available out there and in fact, the three primary search engines, Bing, Google, and Yahoo, each expose a different type of API. This session is not
about the advantages or disadvantages of each search engine but on how to access each of their APIs, and using WCF too. Then, with a dependency injection technique, I'll show you how to put them all together into a common API that will allow your application
to use which ever search engine you want without changing code. This session will expose you to WCF access to outside APIs, both SOAP and REST, and intro into basic dependency injection, and time-permitting I'll wrap this up into some drag-and-drop controls
you can use in any application, web or windows, with no code on your part.

SpeakerMiguel Castro is a principal consultant and trainer with SteelBlue Solutions and specializes in building and teaching how to build, .NET solutions. He is a Microsoft MVP, INETA Speaker, Conference Speaker, contributor to CoDe
Magazine and DevSource.com, as well as an active blogger, and has been a software developer for over 20 years. With a Microsoft background that goes all the way back to VB 1.0 (and QuickBasic in fact). Miguel has spoken at numerous user groups, code camps,
and conferences around the country. He has also been featured on the Internet Radio Talk Show, .NET Rocks, .NET Rocks-TV, Microsoft’s ARCast (Architecture Podcast), and The Polymorphic Podcast on numerous occasions. His blog and other things of potential
interest can be found at
http://www.steelbluesolutions.com/, where you can obtain his new CodeBreeze code-generator. He currently resides in Lincoln Park, NJ with his wife Elena and his daughter Victoria.]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Devs4Devs/Integrating-Search-An-Adventure-Into-Dependency-InjectionRecorded Live at Philly.NET CodeCamp April 2010http://codecamp.phillydotnet.org/2010-1Want more details on why you should attend a Microsoft Community Code Camp?SummaryMost good search engines out there today expose an API against which we can program. No matter what search engine you like to use, understanding how to access its API is becoming more important as application mashups and platform
interoperability become more and more common. The interesting thing is that there's different types of APIs available out there and in fact, the three primary search engines, Bing, Google, and Yahoo, each expose a different type of API. This session is not
about the advantages or disadvantages of each search engine but on how to access each of their APIs, and using WCF too. Then, with a dependency injection technique, I'll show you how to put them all together into a common API that will allow your application
to use which ever search engine you want without changing code. This session will expose you to WCF access to outside APIs, both SOAP and REST, and intro into basic dependency injection, and time-permitting I'll wrap this up into some drag-and-drop controls
you can use in any application, web or windows, with no code on your part.SpeakerMiguel Castro is a principal consultant and trainer with SteelBlue Solutions and specializes in building and teaching how to build, .NET solutions. He is a Microsoft MVP, INETA Speaker, Conference Speaker, contributor to CoDe
Magazine and DevSource.com, as well as an active blogger, and has been a software developer for over 20 years. With a Microsoft background that goes all the way back to VB 1.0 (and QuickBasic in fact). Miguel has spoken at numerous user groups, code camps,
and conferences around the country. He has also been featured on the Internet Radio Talk Show, .NET Rocks, .NET Rocks-TV, Microsoft’s ARCast (Architecture Podcast), and The Polymorphic Podcast on numerous occasions. His blog and other things of4677http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Devs4Devs/Integrating-Search-An-Adventure-Into-Dependency-Injection
Wed, 12 May 2010 15:45:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Devs4Devs/Integrating-Search-An-Adventure-Into-Dependency-InjectionDave IsbitskiDave Isbitski0http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Devs4Devs/Integrating-Search-An-Adventure-Into-Dependency-Injection/RSSDependency InjectionDPEeastDPEFieldPhillyCCSearchSobees Launches Real-Time Search PlatformSobees, the company known for their desktop and web-based social media tools, has just launched a new real-time search platform powered by Silverlight and running on Windows Azure. The new platform lets you search the real-time web including images, news, and videos. It pulls from sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, OneRiot, Bing, YouTube, Google, Yahoo, Flickr, and the New York Times.

Its columnar based interface lets you customize which services are displayed while trending topics appear at the top for one-click access. Also at the top is a search box that lets search across the services for the topic of your choosing.

International users will appreciate the service’s drop-down box that lets you choose from a number of languages. For added fun, you can also share the results of your search on Facebook or Twitter using the buttons provided.

This new search engine is a free, web-based application available now from search.sobees.com.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sobees-Launches-Real-Time-Search-Platform Sobees, the company known for their desktop and web-based social media tools, has just launched a new real-time search platform powered by Silverlight and running on Windows Azure. The new platform lets you search the real-time web including images, news, and videos. It pulls from sites like Twitter, FriendFeed, OneRiot, Bing, YouTube, Google, Yahoo, Flickr, and the New York Times. Its columnar based interface lets you customize which services are displayed while trending topics appear at the top for one-click access. Also at the top is a search box that lets search across the services for the topic of your choosing. International users will appreciate the service’s drop-down box that lets you choose from a number of languages. For added fun, you can also share the results of your search on Facebook or Twitter using the buttons provided. This new search engine is a free, web-based application available now from search.sobees.com. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sobees-Launches-Real-Time-Search-Platform
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:11:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sobees-Launches-Real-Time-Search-PlatformSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sobees-Launches-Real-Time-Search-Platform/RSSAzureSearchSilverlightTwittersocial webSocial MediaBing Reference Updated with New Sidebar FeaturesThe folks over on LiveSide noticed an undocumented update to the Bing Reference search vertical, the site that offers semantically indexed Wikipedia content via the company’s Powerset division. Here, you have a better interface for searching through Wikipedia than what the Wikipedia website offers itself. On Bing Reference pages, related searches are only a click away as are links to related videos and images. The Wikipedia article outline is also available as a floating box that moves with you as you scroll up and down the page instead of being a static box stuck at the top of the page, as it is on Wikipedia.

Now the right-hand side panel of Bing Reference pages has also been improved with a new search box, highlighter, and other features. The related images and videos have been integrated into this box instead of being links elsewhere on the page. You can also use the provided search box to search within the article or click on the “highlighter” button to highlight specific text. When finished highlighting, you can then copy and paste the text into another application like your email or IM program, for example.

The new sidebar panel also houses the article outline and, as before, it stays with you as you navigate up and down the page. Another new option, “locations,” pulls out the referenced locations found in the article and displays them as pushpins on the map. Below the map, you can see details about each location listed and can click “zoom here” to go directly to that city or locale. The locations are also hyperlinked to their own Wikipedia article, too, also hosted in Bing Reference.

The new sidebar isn’t showing on all Bing Reference pages yet, but it showed up on 9 of the 10 pages that I pulled up. LiveSide points to the page for São Paulo as an example, but you can likely use your own hometown to see the sidebar in action.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Reference-Updated-with-New-Sidebar-Features The folks over on LiveSide noticed an undocumented update to the Bing Reference search vertical, the site that offers semantically indexed Wikipedia content via the company’s Powerset division. Here, you have a better interface for searching through Wikipedia than what the Wikipedia website offers itself. On Bing Reference pages, related searches are only a click away as are links to related videos and images. The Wikipedia article outline is also available as a floating box that moves with you as you scroll up and down the page instead of being a static box stuck at the top of the page, as it is on Wikipedia. Now the right-hand side panel of Bing Reference pages has also been improved with a new search box, highlighter, and other features. The related images and videos have been integrated into this box instead of being links elsewhere on the page. You can also use the provided search box to search within the article or click on the “highlighter” button to highlight specific text. When finished highlighting, you can then copy and paste the text into another application like your email or IM program, for example. The new sidebar panel also houses the article outline and, as before, it stays with you as you navigate up and down the page. Another new option, “locations,” pulls out the referenced locations found in the article and displays them as pushpins on the map. Below the map, you can see details about each location listed and can click “zoom here” to go directly to that city or locale. The locations are also hyperlinked to their own Wikipedia article, too, also hosted in Bing Reference. The new sidebar isn’t showing on all Bing Reference pages yet, but it showed up on 9 of the 10 pages that I pulled up. LiveSide points to the page for São Paulo as an example, but you can likely use your own hometown to see the sidebar in action. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Reference-Updated-with-New-Sidebar-Features
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:50:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Reference-Updated-with-New-Sidebar-FeaturesSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Reference-Updated-with-New-Sidebar-Features/RSSBingSearchEntityCube Ready to Define and Connect Entitiesreleased an "entity search and summarization engine" that in short builds a dynamic wikipedia page for the entity or person you search for. The types of information you'll find include biographies, a social-network graph, relationships between people (mouse over the link to see how they are connected), and titles of people.

You can give it a try at http://entitycube.research.microsoft.com/]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/EntityCube-Ready-to-Define-EntitiesMSR recently released an &quot;entity search and summarization engine&quot; that in short builds a dynamic wikipedia page for the entity or person you search for. The types of information you'll find include biographies, a social-network graph, relationships between people (mouse over the link to see how they are connected), and titles of people. You can give it a try at http://entitycube.research.microsoft.com/ http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/EntityCube-Ready-to-Define-Entities
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:03:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/EntityCube-Ready-to-Define-EntitiesLarry LarsenLarry Larsen1http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/EntityCube-Ready-to-Define-Entities/RSSMicrosoft ResearchSearchBing Gets New Mobile InterfaceAs promised earlier this month, the Bing mobile website was going to get a new interface sometime this fall. As it turns out, “this fall” apparently meant right now. According to a post on the Bing Search blog, a new mobile interface has now gone live. The new UI looks different than the preview we were shown earlier – across the top are search verticals for directions, map, weather, and movies and not web, news, local, and mapsas seen before. That actually makes more sense because the mobile site lets you set your location by clicking a link below the search box. That means everything you access will automatically be “local” - you don’t need a separate “local” vertical search link taking up space at the top.

However, I’m wondering why the app doesn’t feature Bing’s background image as the previous screenshot showed - perhaps it took too much bandwidth? Also missing is the icon in the search box that seemed to hint at a voice search feature – another clue that makes me wonder if perhaps the interface we’re seeing now is some intermediate step between the old UI and the final, finished product we were shown earlier.

That’s not to say that the new mobile Bing site doesn’t have some great features – it’s now optimized for touch devices, for one. And the new “movies” feature lets you quickly find local theaters and browse current movie listings by flipping through movie poster thumbnails...even using your finger if on a touch device!

The blog post also highlights a couple of handy Bing features like the ability to check on flight status or look up an NFL player – but these aren’t necessarily new – you can do those things from the main page at www.bing.com, too. It's just that they've now been ported over to work on the mobile site.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Gets-New-Mobile-Interface As promised earlier this month, the Bing mobile website was going to get a new interface sometime this fall. As it turns out, “this fall” apparently meant right now. According to a post on the Bing Search blog, a new mobile interface has now gone live. The new UI looks different than the preview we were shown earlier – across the top are search verticals for directions, map, weather, and movies and not web, news, local, and maps as seen before. That actually makes more sense because the mobile site lets you set your location by clicking a link below the search box. That means everything you access will automatically be “local” - you don’t need a separate “local” vertical search link taking up space at the top. However, I’m wondering why the app doesn’t feature Bing’s background image as the previous screenshot showed - perhaps it took too much bandwidth? Also missing is the icon in the search box that seemed to hint at a voice search feature – another clue that makes me wonder if perhaps the interface we’re seeing now is some intermediate step between the old UI and the final, finished product we were shown earlier. That’s not to say that the new mobile Bing site doesn’t have some great features – it’s now optimized for touch devices, for one. And the new “movies” feature lets you quickly find local theaters and browse current movie listings by flipping through movie poster thumbnails...even using your finger if on a touch device! The blog post also highlights a couple of handy Bing features like the ability to check on flight status or look up an NFL player – but these aren’t necessarily new – you can do those things from the main page at www.bing.com, too. It's just that they've now been ported over to work on the mobile site. The updated version of Bing currently works on the iPhone, Zune HD, T-Mobile G1, Verizon Imagio, or Samsung Omnia. Future devices will be added in the next couple of months. You can try the new mobile site now at m.bing.com. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Gets-New-Mobile-Interface
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Gets-New-Mobile-InterfaceSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Gets-New-Mobile-Interface/RSSBingMobileSearchMobile Searchmobile webFacebook and Twitter Come to Bing SearchDid you hear the big news? At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that Facebook and Twitter are being integrated into the Bing search engine. Through partnerships with the social networks, Microsoft now has access to Twitter’s “firehose” of real-time data and will soon be adding public Facebook status updates, too.

The Twitter search vertical, already live at bing.com/twitter, allows for a real-time view of the activity on the popular micro-blogging site. For all those out there who still think Twitter is just a place where people tweet what they had for breakfast, think again. Through Bing’s new interface, complete with tag clouds for hot (trending) topics, you’ll be able to see the power of Twitter for revealing breaking news, online chatter and opinion on various subjects, and details on other major events. (Case in point: check out the Twitter results for “Windows 7” which launched today).

When searching tweets via Bing, the interface has an advantage over Twitter’s own engine at search.twitter.com. That’s because Bing’s Twitter search gives you the best of both worlds – Twitter results and web links – links which are parsed from the tweets themselves. Twitter, on the other hand, only returns the raw tweets.

In the top part of the screen, a real-time view of tweets are presented and they will refresh on the screen as more come in. That’s also an improvement over Twitter’s search, which forces you to manually refresh the page yourself. However, you are able to turn this feature off temporarily thanks to an included “pause” button.

Below the actual tweets are links to web sites which the tweets contained. This is especially helpful for tracking hot topics as Twitter is more of a communications network where link exchanges comprise a majority of the online interaction. Beneath each web link provided, often pointing to a news article or blog post of some sort, the tweets from those who mentioned the link are provided. This makes it easy to engage in conversations with others who you may not even know about a subject you’re both interested in. That feature alone has a lot of promise since one of the hardest things about Twitter is finding like-minded users to friend and follow. Small “RT” (re-tweet) buttons are included next to these links to facilitate joining in the conversation.

As for the Facebook integrations, those have yet to launch but are said to include content from Facebook accounts marked as public. That’s not the default setting in Facebook, by the way, so you can breathe a sigh of relief – your profile and News Feed aren’t all of a sudden going to be indexed by the search engine. Instead, only those folks who have specifically set their profile to public will be indexed – a group that likely contains public figures as well as those with fan pages. Facebook also plans on introducing additional controls that will allow those whose content was previously marked as public the ability to change that to private if they desire to keep it out of the search engine.

No details on how exactly the Facebook integration will work have been revealed, but we’ll keep you posted.

For more details on the Twitter integration, check out the Bing community blog post available here.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Facebook-and-Twitter-Come-to-Bing-Search Did you hear the big news? At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that Facebook and Twitter are being integrated into the Bing search engine. Through partnerships with the social networks, Microsoft now has access to Twitter’s “firehose” of real-time data and will soon be adding public Facebook status updates, too. The Twitter search vertical, already live at bing.com/twitter, allows for a real-time view of the activity on the popular micro-blogging site. For all those out there who still think Twitter is just a place where people tweet what they had for breakfast, think again. Through Bing’s new interface, complete with tag clouds for hot (trending) topics, you’ll be able to see the power of Twitter for revealing breaking news, online chatter and opinion on various subjects, and details on other major events. (Case in point: check out the Twitter results for “Windows 7” which launched today). When searching tweets via Bing, the interface has an advantage over Twitter’s own engine at search.twitter.com. That’s because Bing’s Twitter search gives you the best of both worlds – Twitter results and web links – links which are parsed from the tweets themselves. Twitter, on the other hand, only returns the raw tweets. In the top part of the screen, a real-time view of tweets are presented and they will refresh on the screen as more come in. That’s also an improvement over Twitter’s search, which forces you to manually refresh the page yourself. However, you are able to turn this feature off temporarily thanks to an included “pause” button. Below the actual tweets are links to web sites which the tweets contained. This is especially helpful for tracking hot topics as Twitter is more of a communications network where link exchanges comprise a majority of the online interaction. Beneath each web link provided, often pointing to a news article or blog post of some sort, the tweets from those who mentioned the link are provided. This makes it easy to enhttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Facebook-and-Twitter-Come-to-Bing-Search
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:03:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Facebook-and-Twitter-Come-to-Bing-SearchSarah PerezSarah Perez2http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Facebook-and-Twitter-Come-to-Bing-Search/RSSBingFacebookSearchTwitterCooliris Takes Bing Searches 3D, Offers IE EnhancementsCooliris, the browser add-on that takes ordinary websites and makes them rich, 3D experiences, has just announced support for Microsoft’s Bing search engine, specifically for its Image Search feature. Although Bing itself launched its own 3D-like search only last month at www.bing.com/visualsearch, the Cooliris plugin operates a bit differently. Instead of a 3D-like grid of images which you scroll through vertically, the plugin displays a 3D wall of images which you can scroll through horizontally while also interacting with the content itself. It’s more focused on providing a visual experience while Bing’s visual search is still more focused on helping you find a specific image thanks to its filters and sorting options.

In addition, new enhancements have been added to the Cooliris Internet Explorer plugin to improve performance. According to the company, image searches’ performance have improved up to 30% with the updated plugin.

The company also reports that they will soon support Bing Video searches, too, but have not revealed an exact date yet.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cooliris-Takes-Bing-Searches-3D-Offers-IE-Enhancements Cooliris, the browser add-on that takes ordinary websites and makes them rich, 3D experiences, has just announced support for Microsoft’s Bing search engine, specifically for its Image Search feature. Although Bing itself launched its own 3D-like search only last month at www.bing.com/visualsearch, the Cooliris plugin operates a bit differently. Instead of a 3D-like grid of images which you scroll through vertically, the plugin displays a 3D wall of images which you can scroll through horizontally while also interacting with the content itself. It’s more focused on providing a visual experience while Bing’s visual search is still more focused on helping you find a specific image thanks to its filters and sorting options. In addition, new enhancements have been added to the Cooliris Internet Explorer plugin to improve performance. According to the company, image searches’ performance have improved up to 30% with the updated plugin. The company also reports that they will soon support Bing Video searches, too, but have not revealed an exact date yet. To download Cooliris, visit the company homepage here: cooliris.com. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cooliris-Takes-Bing-Searches-3D-Offers-IE-Enhancements
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:06:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cooliris-Takes-Bing-Searches-3D-Offers-IE-EnhancementsSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cooliris-Takes-Bing-Searches-3D-Offers-IE-Enhancements/RSSBingInternet ExplorerInternet ExplorerSearchpluginPluginsie pluginPlug-inBing Usage on the RiseAccording to multiple research firms including comScore, Nielsen, and Experian Hitwise, usage of the new Microsoft search engine Bing is still steadily on the rise. Although the firms differ a bit as to what the exact market share for Bing is, it’s clear that they’re all seeing continued increases.

Currently, comScore qSearch is reporting that Microsoft sites picked up 0.4 percentage points in August 2009 at the expense of Google and AOL which translated to a 7% gain in searches. Nielsen Online agreed with comScore on some points, but put Bing’s search share a little higher than comScore’s 9.3% – they showed Bing at 10.7%. That represents an increase from 8.8% in June and 9% in July. The third firm to weigh in, Experian Hitwise, pegged Bing at 9.6% in the four weeks measured from August 9th through September 5th.

While clearly measuring search share isn’t an exact science, the overall growth trends look good for the new engine, which is decidedly being helped along thanks to the media campaign whose clever commercials feature “victims of search overload.”

James Colborn, director at Microsoft Advertising, also recently told MediaPost that, in addition to query share increases, the company was also seeing a nearly 40% increase in click-through rates on ads, another positive sign of growth.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Usage-on-the-Rise According to multiple research firms including comScore, Nielsen, and Experian Hitwise, usage of the new Microsoft search engine Bing is still steadily on the rise. Although the firms differ a bit as to what the exact market share for Bing is, it’s clear that they’re all seeing continued increases. Currently, comScore qSearch is reporting that Microsoft sites picked up 0.4 percentage points in August 2009 at the expense of Google and AOL which translated to a 7% gain in searches. Nielsen Online agreed with comScore on some points, but put Bing’s search share a little higher than comScore’s 9.3% – they showed Bing at 10.7%. That represents an increase from 8.8% in June and 9% in July. The third firm to weigh in, Experian Hitwise, pegged Bing at 9.6% in the four weeks measured from August 9th through September 5th. While clearly measuring search share isn’t an exact science, the overall growth trends look good for the new engine, which is decidedly being helped along thanks to the media campaign whose clever commercials feature “victims of search overload.” James Colborn, director at Microsoft Advertising, also recently told MediaPost that, in addition to query share increases, the company was also seeing a nearly 40% increase in click-through rates on ads, another positive sign of growth. If you haven’t already, try switching your browser’s default engine to Bing. Here’s how to do it in IE and here are steps for other browsers. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Usage-on-the-Rise
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:44:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Usage-on-the-RiseSarah PerezSarah Perez1http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Usage-on-the-Rise/RSSBingSearchsearchingPing 30: Bing Images, Xbox anywhere, Browsers & Battery lifeBrowsers & BatteriesBing images put to good useXbox AnywhereThe Xbox Anywhere Channel 10 storyBing announces Visual SearchLenovo Multi-Touch

Who should we have on next?? ]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-30-Bing-Images-Xbox-anywhere-Browsers--Battery-lifeBelieve it or not us 'Softies found some really interesting news stories that did NOT have anything to do with Kanye West or the VMA's. Here's what really mattered at Microsoft Campus this week:Browsers &amp; BatteriesBing images put to good useXbox AnywhereThe Xbox Anywhere Channel 10 storyBing announces Visual SearchLenovo Multi-TouchWho should we have on next?? 756http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-30-Bing-Images-Xbox-anywhere-Browsers--Battery-life
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:21:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-30-Bing-Images-Xbox-anywhere-Browsers--Battery-lifeLaura FoyLaura Foy19http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-30-Bing-Images-Xbox-anywhere-Browsers--Battery-life/RSSBingInternet Explorer 8image searchInternet Explorer 8LenovoSearchWindows 7XboximageLooking for Emmy Info? Try BingIn just a few days the annual PrimeTime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre. On Sunday, September 20th at 8 PM, American viewers can tune into CBS to watch the coverage. In the meantime, you can get all the scoop on the show thanks to Bing’s Emmy Awards “Instant Answer.” Instant Answers are special search results which appear at the top of the page featuring a quick description of the subject and relevant links.

In the case of the Emmy Awards, the Instant Answer provides info about the show, links to nominees and celebrity reactions, photos, videos, and a 2008 fashion flashback. After the show ends, the Instant Answer will be updated to include links to the winners, photos, videos, and more.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Looking-for-Emmy-Info-Try-Bing In just a few days the annual PrimeTime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre. On Sunday, September 20th at 8 PM, American viewers can tune into CBS to watch the coverage. In the meantime, you can get all the scoop on the show thanks to Bing’s Emmy Awards “Instant Answer.” Instant Answers are special search results which appear at the top of the page featuring a quick description of the subject and relevant links. In the case of the Emmy Awards, the Instant Answer provides info about the show, links to nominees and celebrity reactions, photos, videos, and a 2008 fashion flashback. After the show ends, the Instant Answer will be updated to include links to the winners, photos, videos, and more. (via the Bing Community blog) http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Looking-for-Emmy-Info-Try-Bing
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:01:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Looking-for-Emmy-Info-Try-BingSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Looking-for-Emmy-Info-Try-Bing/RSSBingSearchBing Launches Visual SearchToday the “decision engine” Bing.com added a new feature to its interface: visual search. To access the new interface, head to www.bing.com/visualsearch and install Microsoft Silverlight (if you haven’t done so already). When that’s complete, you can then use the new visual search engine to return results which appear in a stunning 3D-like grid of images which you can scroll though, sort, and filter.

Obviously, a visual search works better for some queries than for others. In the Bing blog post, for example, they showed examples of visual searches for products, books, and cars. But that’s only scratching the surface. You can visualize almost anything – from dog breeds to sports teams. In fact, there are over 100 visual categories already enabled for the new interface. The Visual Search homepage offers up a few “featured galleries” to get you started.

As you re-sort and filter your results using the links provided on the left side of the results page, the images fly across the screen, moving into their new positions. It’s a beautiful example of what Silverlight technology is capable of doing.

Visual search engines have been around for some time, but never has a major search company integrated visual search like this into their own engine. Surprisingly, the end result isn’t just a page of visual eye candy, but an useful interface that actually makes finding what you needed quicker and easier than before.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Launches-Visual-Search Today the “decision engine” Bing.com added a new feature to its interface: visual search. To access the new interface, head to www.bing.com/visualsearch and install Microsoft Silverlight (if you haven’t done so already). When that’s complete, you can then use the new visual search engine to return results which appear in a stunning 3D-like grid of images which you can scroll though, sort, and filter. Obviously, a visual search works better for some queries than for others. In the Bing blog post, for example, they showed examples of visual searches for products, books, and cars. But that’s only scratching the surface. You can visualize almost anything – from dog breeds to sports teams. In fact, there are over 100 visual categories already enabled for the new interface. The Visual Search homepage offers up a few “featured galleries” to get you started. As you re-sort and filter your results using the links provided on the left side of the results page, the images fly across the screen, moving into their new positions. It’s a beautiful example of what Silverlight technology is capable of doing. Visual search engines have been around for some time, but never has a major search company integrated visual search like this into their own engine. Surprisingly, the end result isn’t just a page of visual eye candy, but an useful interface that actually makes finding what you needed quicker and easier than before. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Launches-Visual-Search
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:17:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Launches-Visual-SearchSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Bing-Launches-Visual-Search/RSSBingSearchsearchingVisualizationHow to Install and Use Search Connectors in Windows 7One of the many great new features in Windows 7 is something called Federated Search.
As we’ve mentioned before, this new type of search allows you to add “search connectors” that let you perform searches of internet-connected web sites and databases in addition to just searching your local files. It’s a full-on mingling of the web and the
machine. Earlier, we pointed you to a link for
a zip file of some of Chris Pirillo’s favorite search connectors, and now let’s look at you how you can use them.

On the dialog box that appears, just click “Open.” The connector will be installed automatically.

Now – how do you use them? This actually is the easiest part. You can perform searches from within any open Explorer window – just use the search box in the upper-right corner.
(You can also start a search from the Start Menu, but here you have to click the “See More Results” link to be taken to an Explorer window where you can begin to use the various connectors.)

Here’s an example of me searching all Twitter posts for the phrase “new Twitter app”:

Notice how my search terms have been highlighted in the results and the results themselves are sorted in chronological order with the newest posts first.

Now if I come across a post I want to see on the web, I simply double-click the entry. That takes me to the actual web page where I can read the original item.

Example - Checking out this tweet about Chirp, a new WPF-based Twitter app:

That’s it! Search connectors aren’t uber-geeky or hard to use at all. All you have to do is click and install them when you find someone who has them available for download on the net.

(Note: Chris Pirillo's pack contains a FriendFeed search connector – a must have for all us social media addicts!)

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Sarah/How-to-Install-and-Use-Search-Connectors-in-Windows-7
One of the many great new features in Windows 7 is something called Federated Search.
As we’ve mentioned before, this new type of search allows you to add “search connectors” that let you perform searches of internet-connected web sites and databases in addition to just searching your local files. It’s a full-on mingling of the web and the
machine. Earlier, we pointed you to a link for
a zip file of some of Chris Pirillo’s favorite search connectors, and now let’s look at you how you can use them.
First thing’s first – you have to click the above link to download the zip file. If you’re having trouble with the link (it was slow to load for me), you can grab
Redmond Pie's pack or the
Twitter Search Connector from
this site, at the very least.
On the dialog box that appears, just click “Open.” The connector will be installed automatically.
Now – how do you use them? This actually is the easiest part. You can perform searches from within any open Explorer window – just use the search box in the upper-right corner.
(You can also start a search from the Start Menu, but here you have to click the “See More Results” link to be taken to an Explorer window where you can begin to use the various connectors.)
Here’s an example of me searching all Twitter posts for the phrase “new Twitter app”:
Notice how my search terms have been highlighted in the results and the results themselves are sorted in chronological order with the newest posts first.
Now if I come across a post I want to see on the web, I simply double-click the entry. That takes me to the actual web page where I can read the original item.
Example - Checking out this tweet about Chirp, a new WPF-based Twitter app:
That’s it! Search connectors aren’t uber-geeky or hard to use at all. All you have to do is click and install them when you find someone who has them available for download on the net.
(Note: Chris Pirillo's pack contains a FriendFeed search cohttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Sarah/How-to-Install-and-Use-Search-Connectors-in-Windows-7
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:39:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Sarah/How-to-Install-and-Use-Search-Connectors-in-Windows-7Sarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Sarah/How-to-Install-and-Use-Search-Connectors-in-Windows-7/RSSFriendFeedSearchsearchingTwitterWebWindows 7U Rank Update: No Login RequiredRemember U Rank? Microsoft Research’s experimental search engine? The service is still around although it has probably been overshadowed by the much slicker Bing as of late. With U Rank, searchers can reorder search results, add notes, create lists of search results and share those lists with others. Although U Rank may not replace your everyday search engine, it’s still a good tool for doing web research projects where you want to record, save, and manage your results.

Recently, Chun-Kai Wang of Microsoft Research let us know that you can now use U Rank without first having to log in. (Previously you had to sign in with your Windows Live ID.) When using U Rank anonymously like this, your edits are only saved for that session. This actually makes it easier to use U Rank as an everyday engine for quick searches since it removes the extra steps involved with signing in. It also makes it easier for anyone who just wants to play with U Rank from time to time to give it a try. You can try the new U Rank homepage here: urank.viveri.com.

]]>http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/U-Rank-Update-No-Login-Required Remember U Rank? Microsoft Research’s experimental search engine? The service is still around although it has probably been overshadowed by the much slicker Bing as of late. With U Rank, searchers can reorder search results, add notes, create lists of search results and share those lists with others. Although U Rank may not replace your everyday search engine, it’s still a good tool for doing web research projects where you want to record, save, and manage your results. Recently, Chun-Kai Wang of Microsoft Research let us know that you can now use U Rank without first having to log in. (Previously you had to sign in with your Windows Live ID.) When using U Rank anonymously like this, your edits are only saved for that session. This actually makes it easier to use U Rank as an everyday engine for quick searches since it removes the extra steps involved with signing in. It also makes it easier for anyone who just wants to play with U Rank from time to time to give it a try. You can try the new U Rank homepage here: urank.viveri.com. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/U-Rank-Update-No-Login-Required
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:26:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/U-Rank-Update-No-Login-RequiredSarah PerezSarah Perez0http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/U-Rank-Update-No-Login-Required/RSSMicrosoft ResearchResearchSearchresearch project